Telegram-herald., 1887-08-21
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a. parf of LAs city o. - sa0uFes are
bsnsat ls lhs uAols town. snd 01F sectl0n
has aianassa u bold ~ eso pretty Hsii 10
tas mstlsr VI sE0Eta aaa prosperity
thoazh t mast De ackaoE isieed that IA
ss-ans 10 hays been silshl!y neglected By
eaei1s So sad rsai estate m<a- We hare
bgt iss msn oi moaey il oar past u tue
cits olE ths advantages of TIE fisln Nas1
40 lts sloutos al1 sQcl Ce appreciated -
people Nho ~aas business df fsa.derfs
property. and I vrsliet l1at 4 year tE0ei
Qos t4s e0ft1er1 paFl 81 tne eng eiii oe
AuiaYiEE boora t0at elll be more sstsLan-
tlat thse aAg 0tosf ssCl4on, east sontn of
eest if pea daat thins -. cOa4e and
t4ke r.ls silD me cas- - Tls 7oldiefs.
Hame ziong the uas oi The PROPOSED
Dummg t-4tNas. aas 70 shoH goa that
luers afs good gfeua1s lef ny pretlctiati.
Tie reporter accepted ibe Invitation and
~4s soon sssDg driven al0ag Aent-st.
t1loggh SHEA t Is pfeposei % construct
tas DANNY Line saile the enthusiastic
fi1h aaTcer pointed out TIE gouie and Is
adssnfaz-s. Here b. said. arriving a.
Masou st.. the north sDd of Kent they
propose 10 20 through that alley ~ Wal
hrllxe a. A qou see the alley turns slight
~ - ths east 80 mat The turn into " al
br,ix@ 81. - a llJie isss thaa : rshE az g.
TIE lac Is 90 80 ap " si0u3se-st. 70 fay lof
llat at ms iool ~ me siuds. and there -
the only Ekot angie 10 the whole llne.
IEis t0zslher With the fact that tbese ars
no heavy grades viii make the line less ex-
pensive % operate Ald more easily con
stFucted than sny ether line ABOUT the city.
From The south end Of TAy iof n the line
gees directly nofth-the entire length Of
ths street and through Comstock zddi-
ti0n--a distance of . mile and a half Il
then angies - the east across land owned
by a. ~ Colt. anti l. reaches a Inc Which
i Vsry nearly that OF the east side OF the
s0.4Iers' Home extended. aud then runs
north again across Mr.. C0mstock' $ farm 10
tns Home. Il crosses North Coitaye.
ABOUT eighty rods south Og the residence on
trouble ia securing the right Of way out
sids the city limits. Messrs- Comstock
and Colt appreciate the benefits OF
street railways and they will
not 90. ect - giving the right of way
through their properly. Is viii be a grand
Improvement. not only for the section
tnroush which Il passes. but the y hole city.
The construction ot this iine vii give con
velosnt access 10 more property suitable for
residences. and enable more worklngmen to
secure homes Al reasonable outlay. than
any other ever proposed about the city. As
you see this country north OF the city
limits - admirably suited for residence
property. Il s high and dry, graveily and
we'll watered, and commands n beautiful
view Of the river and the city from nearly
svery point II thai road is bailt, with tie
PlAnheld Avenue Gravel Road on tie cas-
aud the River Road on the west. the city
limits will be extended cur here at least .
mile Ia lsss than ave years, and there will
be a population Of ten or fifteen thousand
north OF The D.. q. n. & VI. track, between
Plalnheldave and the river.
The driver continued 20 talk in thi:
strain and the facts certainly sustain hi.
opinions. Passing the soldiers Home aac
across the river 20 Mill Creek station hs
Fair grounds and a driving park on the
fats between the railroad tracks and ths
river. and expressed the opinion that th'
enterprise wiii receive the attention OF the
Agricultural Society and the Driving Park
Association within the coming year.
There's the best location for driving
park and isir grounds 20 be found in th.
vicinity of The city" he said as be looked
ovsr the broad, level acres toward the river
The land Is right there a good supply o.
water-snOugh of e % supply fountain or
every acre--snd the facilities for transpor-
tstion from the city are unsurpassed. Here
on this side are two lines Of railroad. there
you see three steamboats, coming up The
river. here Is the zrGvei road. one Of the
finest drives in the state. and Il the enter
prise Is carried ont Jerrys dummy line vii
be extended 20 the bridge Il not across th'
railroad. Then there the Belt line rail
road Which is % cross tae river a mile be-
low here and run along the river bank 4
the neW tannery which you see looming ~
over YOuder. and he pointed 10 n larg
building with a tall brick chimney, an,
several stacks Of tan bark, soout halfa mil
farther up The river "Whan the dummy
lire is completed. with the g. T. 4 /. and Ia
g. 4 W NJ railroads and tas boats, Il vii
be easier 20 transport a hundred thousand
people from The city ogt here than TO tax
ter Thousand ont 70 rhe old Fair Grounds.
viii the Beli Lire road be ouiltG' sskes
the reporter.
1T vii - the aldermen do their duty. I
should have been built years ago whel
Constock wanted IT, bat ths kickers got th,
bssf Of him. They now see their NJ stake
however and many who then opposed TIT
scheme are now hot for it They Il sll fai
into ire prsttv soon. 1 tell y0g Conlsr0cx'
idess oi building gp p city ere about right
Hes sometimes few years ahead OF 60,
more conservative people, but his head
generally level